He added that the major concern of
methyl bromide use is the effect on climate change, particularly on the depletion of ozone layer, and that exemption had been provided for individual countries on its usage based on special quota system by the Montreal Protocol.
In 1991, the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer mandated the phaseout of
methyl bromide. As a signatory to the convention, the United States agreed to stop producing and importing
methyl bromide by 2005.
Evaluation of chemical and integrated strategies as alternatives to
methyl bromide for the control of root-knot nematodes in Greece.
Chronic exposure to
methyl bromide is difficult to assess because there are no exposure biomarkers (Minnesota Department of Health 1999).
lycopersici, being an adequate alternative strategy to the use of
methyl bromide in commercial tomato crops.
This research is part of Crop Protection and Quarantine (#304) and
Methyl Bromide Alternatives (#308), two ARS national programs described at www.nps.
Most commonly used as a gas fumigant against insects, rodents and soil-borne diseases,
methyl bromide is highly toxic to humans and animals and its use is restricted in Lebanon and many other countries.
23 LIFE AFTER
METHYL BROMIDE 2 CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION
The second half of the report evaluates the
methyl bromide critical use nominations submitted in 2007 for the years 2008 and 2009.
It concerns the following: chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs),
methyl bromide, hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HFCs), hydrobromofluorocarbons (HBCs) and bromochloromethane, intended for various applications or used as synthesis intermediaries or process agents.